唇枪舌剑 (chún qiāng shé jiàn) — sharp-tongued debate; a war of words; heated verbal exchange

Definition

A chengyu for a fierce, sharp-tongued exchange — literally 'lips like guns, tongues like swords.' Always describes a heated verbal confrontation, never a friendly chat.

idiom
sharp-tongued debatea war of wordsheated verbal exchange

Beispiele

  • 唇枪舌剑
    Liǎng wèi biàn shǒu zài tái shàng chún qiāng shé jiàn, shuí yě bú ràng shuí.
    The two debaters engaged in a war of words on stage, neither willing to give in.
  • 唇枪舌剑
    Zhè chǎng tǎo lùn biàn chéng le chún qiāng shé jiàn, dà jiā dōu wàng le zuì chū de wèn tí.
    This discussion turned into a heated verbal spat, and everyone forgot the original issue.
  • 唇枪舌剑
    Jì zhě yǔ zhèng kè chún qiāng shé jiàn, qì fen fēi cháng jǐn zhāng.
    The journalist and the politician engaged in a sharp-tongued debate, and the atmosphere was very tense.

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